Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 6.85-86

yadyapi jagad-guru tumi — śāstra-jñānavān

pṛthivīte nāhi paṇḍita tomāra samāna

īśvarera kṛpā-leśa nāhika tomāte

ataeva īśvara-tattva nā pāra jānite

SYNONYMS

yadyapi — although; jagat-guru — a teacher of many disciples; tumi — you; śāstra-jñānavān — well versed in Vedic knowledge; pṛthivīte — on this earth; nāhi — there is not; paṇḍita — a learned scholar; tomāra — your; samāna — equal; īśvarera — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kṛpā — of mercy; leśa — a bit; nāhika — there is not; tomāte — on you; ataeva — therefore; īśvara-tattva — the Absolute Truth (the Supreme personality of Godhead); nā pāra — are not able; jānite — to know.

TRANSLATION

Gopīnātha Ācārya then addressed Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya: "You are a great scholar and a teacher of many disciples. Indeed, there is no other scholar like you on earth. Nonetheless, because you are bereft of even a pinch of the Lord's mercy, you cannot understand Him, even though He is present in your home.

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